Kenneth Raymond Newbey (11 June 1936 – 24 July 1988) was a plant ecologist, botanical collector and horticulturist. Born in Katanning, Western Australia, he collected over 12000 specimens, from the Albany-Esperance, wheatbelt, goldfields and Pilbara regions of Western Australia.
He died in White Gum Valley in 1988.
His collection was incorporated into the CALM office in Albany.
Publications
Publications include
- West Australian Wildflowers for Horticulture (1968, two volumes), one of the seminal works introducing native plants into horticulture in Western Australia
- Newbey, Kenneth Raymond; Farm Management Foundation of Australia (1982), Growing trees on Western Australian wheatbelt farms, Farm Management Foundation of Australia, ISBN 978-0-909417-11-6
- Newbey, Kenneth Raymond; Society for Growing Australian Plants (1968), West Australian wildflowers for horticulture, Society for Growing Australian Plants, ISBN 978-0-909830-04-5